DAYTON, Ohio -- The state budget provided little help to the agency that runs Ohio's parks and wildlife programs, currently facing a half-billion-dollar maintenance backlog. About the best news for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources was that parks will continue to remain open and free to the public. Many states now charge fees to enter parks.
The budget signed Friday by Governor Ted Strickland eliminated state funding for the agency division that oversees 89 unique prairies, gorges, lakes, woods, waterfalls and marshes. The budget also cut funding for the Geological Survey, a science research service. Natural Resources Department Director Sean Logan says the agency is trying to figure out how to fund those two divisions in the future.
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